Sullivan v. Callvert

Citations

• 27 Wash. 600
• 68 P. 363
• 1902 Wash. LEXIS 429

Syllabus

<p>TIDE LANDS — SALE APPRAISEMENT OF IMPROVEMENTS.</p> <p>On the sale of tide lands of tbe second class, belonging to tbe state, upon which there are improvements belonging to an individual, the owner of such improvements, although having lost a preference right of purchase, is entitled to have his improvements separately appraised and the land offered in parcels not exceeding 160 acres in size, but divided into tracts with reference to his improvements, under Laws 1897, p. 253, § 51, which requires tide lands of this class to be sold on the terms provided for the sale of school and granted lands; and under Laws 1897, p. 252, § 48, as amended by Laws 1899, p. 138, which requires the sale of tide lands to be made in the same manner as school and granted lands, which by Laws 1897, p. 235, § 11, is restricted to parcels not exceeding 160 acres; and under Laws 1897, p. 236, § 12, which provides that in every appraisement the board of appraisers shall separately appraise all improvements placed upon any lands of the state, and that if the purchaser is not the owner of the improvements he shall deposit with the state treasurer the appraised value of such improvements, which shall be paid over to the owner of the improvements if he does not hold or claim the land adversely to the state.</p> <p>SAME-SALE OF UNIMPROVED TIDE LANDS-SIZE OF PARCELS.</p> <p>Unimproved tide lands are not required to be divided into quantities not exceeding 16.0 acres, when offered for sale by the state land commissioner.</p>